Print an 8.5 x 11 document 2-UP on 11 x 17 paper

[Bart_Simmons@adobeforums.com]

For large quantity printing purposes I need to find a way to print a multipage pdf file 2-up on 11 x 17 inch paper. The original pdf is 100+ 8.5x11 pages (portrait orientation). I need to print out each page in duplicate, side by side on 11x17 inch paper (landscape orientation). I know acobat can do N-UP printing but I need each sheet to contain two copies of the original 8.5x11 page. N-UP printing doesn't duplicate any pages, it just prints the pages sequentially only 2 on each sheet.
ie on the first sheet would be page 1 and 2. On the second sheet would be page 3 and 4 etc. I need page 1 and 1, then 2 and 2 etc.

I assumed I would have to write a plug in (which I have done before) to do this type of manipulation. If anyone knows of a way to do it with writing code, that would be great. If a plug in is need, does anyone have any idea which sdk api calls to use to make this easiest. I assumed I could create a new pdf file, extract a page from the original and insert it twice into the new pdf file. In looking over the documention, I am not clear exactly how to do that.

Any insight into this issue would be greatly appreciated, Thanks.

[Leonard_Rosenthol@adobeforums.com]

You could write a plugin, or you could also do this in JavaScript or some COM/OLE scripting language such as VB, etc.

and yes, I would just create a new document with two copies of each page in it - and then print that Nup.

Leonard

[Carsten_Hammer@adobeforums.com]

I could send you a solution using itext. If you have some java programming knowledge you would be able to modify it to your needs.
Best regards,
Carsten

[Bart_Simmons@adobeforums.com]

I would appreciate the itext code, I do have java programming experience. I also would like to explore the plugin method. I seems like there must be a way to grab the contents of a page as a single object and plop it down, twice, on a new larger page in a new document. So far a haven't seen the methods that would achieve that task. If anyone knows of a way, I would love to hear about it.

And Carston, could you email me the code to [email]tom@tpmeehan.com[/email]

Thanks.

[s.i.k.]

Have you found a workable solution for this? I too need to do exactly what you initially described and have not found any way to do it. I print quantities of booklets in 8.5" by 11" format on a leased printer that is billed by copies printed. I need to be able to print 2 identical pages on one 17" by 11" paper. Did you find a pluggin or something to do this?